律相感通傳 1.138

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最後一朝，韋將軍至，致敬相問，不殊恒禮，云：「弟子常見師在安豐坊，初述《廣弘明集》，割斷邪正，開釋明顯，異於前者，甚適幽心，常欲相尋。但為三天下中，佛僧事大，鬪訟興兵，攻伐不已。弟子職當守護，慰喻和解，無暫時停。所以令前諸使者共師言議，今暫得來，不得久住。師今須解佛法衰昧，天竺諸國不及此方。此雖犯戒，太途慚愧，內雖陵犯，外猶慎護。故使諸天見其一善，忘其百非；若見造過，咸皆流涕，悉加守護，不令魔子所見侵惱。」

On the final morning, General Wei arrived, paid his respects, and inquired after me, no different from the usual etiquette. He said: "This disciple frequently saw the Master in the Anfeng Quarter when you first compiled the Guang hongming ji, discerning the heterodox from the orthodox, and explaining and clarifying it distinctly, differing from previous works; this delighted my hidden mind very much, and I always wished to visit you. However, among the three continents, the affairs of the Buddha and the saṅgha are great, with lawsuits, disputes, the raising of troops, and endless mutual warfare. It is this disciple's official duty to protect them, comfort them, and bring about reconciliation, without pausing even for a moment. That is why I had those earlier messengers speak and deliberate with the Master; only now could I come for a short while, and I cannot stay long. The Master must now understand that the Buddha-Dharma is in decline and obscurity; the various countries of India cannot compare to this region. Although [the monks] here violate the precepts, in general they feel shame and remorse; though internally they transgress, externally they still cautiously protect them. Therefore, when the devas see a single good deed of theirs, they forget a hundred faults; if they see them committing transgressions, they all shed tears and fully provide protection, not allowing the minions of Māra to disturb or harass them."